Castle in the Clouds (I.P.)

By Silver Spun Sand

Mon, 02 Jun 2014
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Her mother seeks her out – but 
not in her bedroom, for she seldom
sleeps there...
 
in the yard maybe, curled up
by a rusting mangle; a fat, grizzled tomcat, overspilling
from her arms.
 
Failing that, perchance she’s curled up
in the coltsfoot by the sycamore tree –
root-bare – ripped, years since
 
from its umbilical ties by a corridor 
of wind – still bemoaning 
its shrivelled fruits, echoes
 
through the darkling scrim, where
deer and dormice make their homes
and centipedes crawl on stones.
 
God forbid – she be beside
the railway line; seeking the buzz –
the susurrus...cold-steel against her ear...
 
nor gazing into the lily-pond
aching to touch her own reflection –
only if she dare. So don’t look there.
 
Look in the cellar, Mother dear,
where crab-apple wine stews and simmers
like Satan’s brew... 
 
wherein she lies, a-dreaming,
of a castle in the clouds, of a princess...
a winsome prince...
 
a witch, and a spindle; a pin-prick 
that hurts, but, didn’t Mother say, love should...
if only a little? 
.
 
 
Certificate 12
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Silver Spun Sand Poems
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Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

Comments

Submitted by a102866 on

An enticing but winsome daliance with the unknown! A trail of tears that winds through the years. If only the days of wine and song were not just a panacea. Your descriptive language brings this poem to life. Have a very cherry day!

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks for your wonderful comment, a...  You made my day, at leastsmiley

Tina

 

Submitted by jeand on

HI Tina

I marvel at the way you use words to wrap around meanings. This was lovely writing. 

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Silver Spun Sand on

Thanks, Jean. Appreciated.

Tina